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http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/coldplay/view/41844/Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:38:24 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/coldplay/view/41844/
Coldplay have admitted that they are beginning to regret calling their last album 'Mylo Xyloto'.

The album, which was released in 2011, features a title which Chris Martin calls "two words that you couldn't even Google."

Despite the confusing name, the album went on to receive widespread commercial success - but Martin told Good Morning America that the band are beginning to regret the title. He said:

"It's just something that we thought looked really good but everywhere we go around the world people pronounce it in the most crazy ways and we're beginning to regret it now."

As previously reported, modest Coldplay have put their recent Best British Group BRIT Award win down to purely "still being together" - citing the demise of bands such as Oasis as the reason for their own success.

The former Oasis guitarist, who appeared on stage with Coldplay’s Chris Martin for a unique rendition of “AKA…What A Life!” at the event, took to his Huffington Post blog yesterday to voice his suspicions, but refused to name any of the ‘guilty’ acts:

"It's all got a bit too slick that thing now though, it's treated with a bit too much respect, if you ask me... It is but a TV show with a few awards carved up and spread around.

"And if I'm not very much mistaken did I detect the faint whiff of a few wrong 'uns miming? I think I did... You know who you are and you should be ashamed of yourselves. I digged Coldplay though, and Blur and Olly Murs’s dancers!"

The 44-year-old, who lost out to Ed Sheeran in the Best British Male category, also admitted that he doesn’t expect to receive any more BRITs nominations in the future:

"It'll probably be the last time I ever get nominated so we were pretty determined to rip it a new a**ehole, and from what I can gather we had a right good crack at it too.”

Watch Noel's performance of 'AKA...What A Life!' at the BRIT Awards below:

]]>London Newsdeskhttp://www.pressparty.com/pg/epk/londonnewsdesk/upload/view/41170/?tag=coldplayWed, 22 Feb 2012 21:30:06 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/epk/londonnewsdesk/upload/view/41170/?tag=coldplay
]]>London Newsdeskhttp://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/coldplay/view/41169/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:49 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/coldplay/view/41169/
Back in 2004, stadium rockers Coldplay waived their usual fee and gave a song to the soundtrack of Zach Braff's popular indie movie 'Garden State' because they liked it so much.

"Chris Martin and the guys in Coldplay put their song on my soundtrack. 'Garden State' was, you know, this little movie, and they just said yes because they liked the movie and not for, at the time, any dough (money), because we couldn't offer them any."

Coldplay are still collectively doing great things with their music - even in 2012 - and earlier today released their live version of 'Charlie Brown', as performed at yesterday's BRIT Awards, through iTunes with proceeds going to The BRITs Trust.

Check out 'Don't Panic', as featured on the 'Garden State' soundtrack, below:

]]>London Newsdeskhttp://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/coldplay/view/41138/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:31:30 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/coldplay/view/41138/
Chris Martin has claimed that Coldplay only won the BRIT Award for Best British Group last night because they’re 'still together.’

The 'Paradise' hit-makers, who opened the show with a rendition of current single, 'Charlie Brown,' in front of an impressive pyrotechnics display, fended off competition from Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Elbow and Chase & Status to pick up the seventh BRIT Award of their career.

However, in an interview after the ceremony, the 34-year-old frontman insisted they only received the accolade because other certain bands are no longer around:

"Most other bands have split up, we only win because we are still together.

"Blur have gone, Pulp have gone, Oasis have gone. Radiohead aren’t interested. They would win it every year if they wanted to. Take That are on holiday. So we’ll take it if they’re not around.”

Martin, who joined Noel Gallagher on stage for his performance of ‘AKA...What A Life,’ also poked fun at other artists when asked about the band’s future:

“We’d like to land a big modelling campaign. As a group, we’d like to do our own perfume.”

“We’ve got a few restaurant ideas, and we’re thinking of opening a theme park. A JLS theme park. We’re thinking of doing that in 2016, so you heard it here first.”

Watch Coldplay open the BRIT Awards below:

]]>London Newsdeskhttp://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/MattCardle/view/41052/Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:05:04 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/MattCardle/view/41052/
Matt Cardle has confessed that his dream collaboration would be with Chris Martin.

The X-Factor winner, who famously duetted with Rihanna in the 2010 final, declared his admiration for the Coldplay frontman when asked who he would most like to work with during an interview with MUZU.TV.

He said: "I think he's an absolute genius and I would love to work with him. I know that he's a busy boy and in one of the biggest bands in the world, but if he has five minutes, half an hour or half a day sometime."

The 28-year-old former painter and decorator also championed his fellow talent show finalists One Direction ahead of tomorrow night’s Brit Awards:

"I think One Direction will get the 'Best Single' [award] because of their fans. I think they have an incredible following and they're so strong and loyal that anything they put their mind to, they can make it happen for the guys.”

The ‘When We Collide’ star later went onto praise their debut single: "I want to take my hat off to Savan Kotecha for writing 'What Makes You Beautiful', because that is like pop perfection. The first time you hear it you're like, 'Well that's a number one!' I love it and I think they're brilliant."

Cardle released ‘Amazing,’ the third single from his debut album, ‘Letters,’ on a new four-track E.P. last week.

Watch the video for his new single, 'Amazing,' below:

]]>London Newsdeskhttp://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/adele/view/40890/Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:26:38 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/adele/view/40890/
Adele’s '21' has been named as the biggest-selling UK album across the world in 2011.

According to a report published in Music Week yesterday, the 23-year old’s second album shifted 14.5 million copies worldwide last year, more than four times as many as nearest competitor, Coldplay’s 'Xylo Myloto,' while her debut, '19,' also made the list, placing third with 2.3 million sales.

Mumford and Sons were the only other male act to appear in the Top 10, with 'Sigh No More' finishing fourth on 1.4 million copies, just ahead of Amy Winehouse’s posthumous 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures,' and 'Someone To Watch Over Me' by Susan Boyle, who topped the list in both 2009 and 2010.

The news comes just days after '21' equalled Whitney Houston’s 20-week run at the top of the Billboard charts and Adele's record-breaking six awards at Sunday’s Grammys.

Watch Adele's performance at the 2012 Grammys below:

]]>London Newsdeskhttp://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/EmeliSande/view/40822/Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:10:50 +0000http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/EmeliSande/view/40822/
Emeli Sandé has taken time to praise Coldplay, who she said has "so supportive" of her.

The rising star told the Daily Star that Chris Martin and Co. have been a helping hand as her solo career begins to take off.

And she is set to head Stateside in an effort to make an impact over the pond too. She is quoted as saying:

"Coldplay have been so supportive of me, they treat me very well. I want to take my music as far as I can so I will be doing some shows there in March."

Sandé also revealed that her Critics' Choice BRIT Awards is a constant source of inspiration to her as the music industry builds up to the ceremony on February 21. She added:

"The award sits on my piano as inspiration when I'm songwriting. There are always some surprises on the night. I won't be performing at the actual BRITs but maybe I will play at some of the afterparties."

It is a constant stream of good news for Sandé it seems, with confirmation yesterday (February 15) that her debut album 'Our Version Of Events' is sitting pretty at No.1 in the UK midweek albums chart.

“Unless Adele somehow deletes her albums, I think we can come to the conclusion (that we won’t win anything). I’m pretty sure of it.”

But he added that he is still looking forward to the show at London's 02 Arena:

“You can be one of those artists that don’t really care about them or you can, like us, love it and we’re always so grateful to be included. It’s kind of Olympics for a band; it’s nice to win a medal.”